Hand-pad for vehicle-doors



Patented July 8, 1919.

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A. B. RIDINGTON.

HAND PAD FOR VEHICLE DOORS.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 10. 1917- ATTORNEY.

A. B. RIDINGTON.

HAND PAD FOR VEHICLE DOORS.

APPLlCATlON FILED SUI-10.1917.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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A TTORNEY' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

ALFRED BLAIR RIDINGTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HAND-PAD FOR VEHICLE-DOORS.-

Application filed September 10, 1917.

To all whom it may conw'rn Be it known that I. Amman Bean: RIDING- TON,a citizen of" the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis andState of Missouri. have invented a certain new and useful Hand-Pad forVehicle-Doors, of which the following is a'specifieation.

This invention relates to elastic band pads for vehicle doors, and hasfor its objects to provide an elastic detachable device of this naturewhich may be quickly and conveniontly applied to or removed from a doorand in which novel means are embodied for detachably securing orfastening the device in position upon the door for the purpose of hidingworn, bruised" or deteriorated places adjacent the upper edge of thedoor upon the front surface thereof and to keep finger marks or printsfrom the polished surface of the door usually caused by grasping thedoor for opening and closing the same.

I attain these objects by the device and in the manner illustrated inthe drawings, which form a part of this specification wherein likecharacters of reference denote similar parts throughout the severalviews;

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1, illustrates the side elevation of a portion of an automobileshowing my invention applied to two of the doors thereof.

Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view of one form of hand-pad applied toa door, the same being covered with a suitable flexible covering.

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view of the same device shown in Fig. 2,but provided with an enameled coating instead of flexible covering.

Fig. 4:, is a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 5, is a detail of the upper door engaging lip showing the fastenerreceiving opening therein.

Fig. 6, is a further modified form of my invention.

Fig. 7 is a still further modified form thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the reference characters A and B designatethe front and rear doors, respectively, upon one side of an automobile.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I employ a suitable elasticmetallic plate 1, of any suitable height, length and contour.

The upper portion of the'metallic plate 1 is formed to provide asuitably rolled or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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curred head .2 terminating at one edge in. an

The opposite side of the head portion 2,-

is bowed outwardly as at 7 to permit the upper edge of the door to bebeveled, if desired, and finally extends downwardly as at 8 in avertically disposed position forming the other door engaging member ofthe device. The lower edge of the door engaging.

member 8 is preferably folded back upon itself as at 9.

A suitable flexible covering 10, such for instance as leather, flexiblefiber or their equivalents may be suitably fixed, such as by gluing, orotherwise, to the outer or exposed surface of the elastic metallic plate1, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The covering 10 may be of the same size as the metallic plate 1, or itmay be permitted to extend below the lower edge of the plate and beyondeach side thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, if desired. The flexiblecovering 10 may be of any suitable design or contour.

It will be readily seen that the device maybe easily, readily andconveniently positioned upon the upper edge of a vehicle door by merelyforcing the device downwardly upon the door. In positioning the device,the fastener 5 should enter the vertical slot of the L-shaped slottedopening 4, and when the device has been forced to its lowermost positionit is moved sidewise thereby forcing the fastener to assume a positionto the far end of the horizontal slot of the L-shaped slotted opening 4.The

inner face of the head 6 of the fastener 5 is adapted to 'frictionallyengage the inner face of the lip 3, as is manifest, thereby firmlyholding the spring or elastic lip-3 in engagement with the inner face ofa vehicle door and further prevent the removal of the sufficientelasticity to normally hold the device in its adjusted position throughfrictional contact therewith. The auxiliary fastening means may beemployed to prevent the easy removal of the device by unauthorizedpersons.

It will be readily seen that a device of the class described may bemoved to various positions upon the door and may be of sufficient sizeto cover any desired area. of the door adjacent the upper edge thereof.It is especially valuable for covering deteriorated or worn surfaces oncar doors, which deterioration is becoming common, especiall y on thecheaper makes of vehicles.

The modification shown in Fig. 3 is exactly like the device shown inFigs. 1 and 2, with the exception that the device is enameled as at 11instead of being covered with a flexible covering 10, such as leather orits equivalent.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 varies from Fig. 2, only in that thehead 2 is provided with a horizontally disposed door engaging lip 12adapted to engage the upper surface of a vehicle door, instead of the inside surface of the door as shown in Fig. 2. This lip 12 is providedwith a slotted opening 13 having an enlarged end 14 for the passage ofthe head 6, instead of an L-shaped slotted opening 4:, as shown in Fig.2. The results of this modified form of device will be the same as thedevice shown in Fig. 1, as is manifest.

The modification shown in Fig. 6, varies only in the shape of the head 2and that the lip 15 thereof projects downwardly in engagement with theinner face of the door instead of extending upwardly, as does lip 3 in Fig. 2.

The modification shown in Fig. 7, of the drawings varies from the deviceshown in Fig. 2, in that the head portion 16 thereof is engaged with theupper surface of the door thereby forming the upper door engaging meanswhich terminates in a down turned lip 17. The upper door engaging member16 may be provided with a fastener receiving opening 18 similar to thefastener receiving opening shown in Fig. 5, with the possible exceptionthat the wall of the opening 18 is preferably beveled, so that the.beveled head 19 of a fastener 20 will not project above the uppersurface of the metallic upper door engaging member 16.

The modifications illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 are adapted to engage thedoor throughout their entire inner surface, whereas in the forms shownin Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the section of the metallic plate designated 7 isout of engagement with the outer surface of a door, thereby addinggreater elasticity or springiness to the door engaging section 8 andpermitting the upper end to avoid beads at the upper outer edge of a.door.

There is in the manner describml and by the means shown, provided asimple and inexpensive, yet practical hand-pad or grip for vehicledoors.

The many advantages of a device of this class will readily suggestthemselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the exact detailsof construction and arrangements as herein described and illustrated, asit is clearly manifest that variations and modifications other thanthose illustrated maybe made in the features of construction andapplication to a door without departing from the spirit of my invention,hencegvl reserve the right to make any such changes or modifications mayfairly fall within the scope of the appended claims when fairlyconstrued.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A device of the class described formed in J-shape from spring metalto adapt it to be applied to the upper edge of a vehicle door, the mainbody portion of said device being outwardly bowed near its upper portionand depending therefrom, said depending port-ion adapted to cooperatewith the upper part of the device by hearing yieldingly against the doorto hold the device in its adjusted position against the door and acovering for the metallic plate.

2. A device of the class described formed in J-shape from spring metalto adapt it to be applied to the upper edge of a vehicle door, the mainbody portion of said device being outwardly bowed near its upper portionand depending therefrom, said depending portion adapted to cooperatewith the upper part of the device by bearing yieldingly against the doorto hold the device in its adjusted position against the door, andfastening means for detachably securing the device in its adjustedposition upon a door.

3. A device of the class described formed in J-shape, from spring metalto adapt it to be applied to the upper edge of a vehicle door, the mainbody portion of said device being outwardly bowed near its upper portionand depending therefrom, said depending portion adapted to cooperatewith the upper part of the device by bearing yieldingly against the doorto hold the device in its adjusted position against the door, aicovering for the metallic plate, and fastening means for detachablysecuring the device in its adjusted position upon a door.

4. In combination with the door of a vehicle, of a sheet of spring metalrolled at its upper end to provide a door receiving passage, a doorengaging lip adapted to yield ingly engage the inner face of the dooradjacent its upper edge, and an elastic door engaging member integralwith said rolled upper end and depending therefrom adapt-- e toyieldingly bear against the outer surface of the door to cooperate withthe door engaging lip in holding the device in adjusted positlon uponthe door.

5. A hand pad for vehicle doors comprising a metallic plate formed toprovide a curved head terminating at one edge in an upwardly projectingdoor engaging lip having openings formed therein for the reception offasteners adapted to be' carried by the door and terminating at theopposite side of the curved head in a downwardly extending main bodyportion adapted to be outwardly bowed adjacent the curved head to causethe lower portion of the main body to resiliently engage the outer faceof a vehicle door.

6. A hand pad for vehicle doors comprising a metallic plate adapted toresiliently engage the outer face of a door and formed to provide a headterminating in a longitudinal door engaging lip having openings for thereception of fasteners adapted to be carried by the vehicle door.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thespecification.

A. BLAIR RIDINGTON.

